Note 7 - Interest Expense, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Interest Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 7 — INTEREST EXPENSE, NET

The components of interest expense are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest related to sale of tax benefits	$	2,671		$	2,916		$	9,487		$	6,086
Interest expense		17,924			16,571			54,307			45,298
Less — amount capitalized		(519	)		(787	)		(978	)		(2,494	)
	$	20,076		$	18,700		$	62,816		$	48,890